Bastard Van!

[EmoRebellion]

Yeah, but can it do this?

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EmoRebellion Reviewed by EmoRebellion on 02-08-2007. Bastard Van! Damnit, got up this morning at 4:30, and i out the door by 5:30 Got in the van, key in, turn, nothing. Apart from a tick tick tick tick tick. I knew what it was straight away, the bloody battery didnt have enough charge, it was the relays ticking. So i had to wait an hour to charge it a little before i could start it, then i left it running for 30 mins and then took it out for a spin for about 15 mins. Came home, checked the batt and it's not holding it's charge. So now i've gotta shell Rating: 5

[slipknotpsycho]

hey lip, have you considered it could be the alternator? i mean if you're sure the alternator works then it's the battery, but otherwise, you left it on for 30 mins, the altenator should have put a charge in that battery by then...

nevermind just read the rest of the posts... if you're sure, then ok... just wouldn't want to have you shellin out more money then you have to..

[LvT]

Its -40 celsius here

[LIP]

The van itself is 10+ years old, but i've changed so many parts on the engine it's as good as new.

Like i said, once i got the charge up enough to pass the relays and turn the engine it started... and carried on going, but as soon as the engines off the battery looses the charge. Simply put, it's a dodgy battery.

Anyway, i ended up getting it for free from the guy i bought the last one off, i offered him £20 as he walked away but said it was alright.

At first i was planning on just getting another for £60, but in the end i just went back to the same guy.

Works fine now.

One thing that i will replace within the next month is the fuel pump.

[partyguy420]

sort of reminds me of a story of my own..it snowed... got down to about 15 or 20 degrees ferinhight(for those of you who dont know... 32 degrees is freazing...) and our pipes froze up in the house... so i went to warm up the car for a ride... and the battery was dead... so i got out and pushed it out to the road... to push start it... i got up to the lowest speed you can use to push start something... and it just slid across the ice... about 10 minutes later... a guy came and jumped it... for me... got it going, windows were frosted over... so i couldnt go in reverse to get the car back in the drive way... so i drove around the block... and slid threw 3 stop signs... i only have 4 stop signs around me..


i get home, leave the car running for an hour.... and shut it off... and restarted it... and it sounded like the battery was low... but it started....